83 FR 17512 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; New Castle, IN
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 77 (April 20, 2018)
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 77 (April 20, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-08034 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 77 (Friday, April 20, 2018)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 17512-17513] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-08034] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 71 [Docket No. FAA-2018-0290; Airspace Docket No. 18-AGL-9] RIN 2120-AA66 Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; New Castle, IN AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at New Castle-Henry County Municipal Airport, New Castle, IN. The FAA is proposing this action as a result of an airspace review caused by the decommissioning of the Richmond VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) navigation aid as part of the VOR Minimum Operational Network (MON) Program. The geographic coordinates of the airport would also be updated to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database. DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 4, 2018. ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) 366-9826, or (800) 647-5527. You must identify FAA Docket No. FAA-2018-0290; Airspace Docket No. 18-AGL-9, at the beginning of your comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at http://www.regulations.gov. You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can contact the Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267- 8783. The Order is also available for inspection at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of FAA Order 7400.11B at NARA, call (202) 741-6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html. FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is published yearly and effective on September 15. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone (817) 222-5711. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority for This Rulemaking The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's authority. This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described in Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority as it would amend Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at New Castle-Henry County Municipal Airport, New Castle, IN, to support instrument flight rule operations at this airport. Comments Invited Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments, as they may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. Communications should identify both docket numbers and be submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must submit with those [[Page 17513]] comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-2018-0290; Airspace Docket No. 18-AGL-9.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter. All communications received before the specified closing date for comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed in light of the comments received. A report summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the docket. Availability of NPRMs An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/. You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets Office (see the ADDRESSES section for the address and phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal holidays. An informal docket may also be examined during normal business hours at the Federal Aviation Administration, Air Traffic Organization, Central Service Center, Operations Support Group, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177. Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2017, and effective September 15, 2017. FAA Order 7400.11B is publicly available as listed in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and reporting points. The Proposal The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by amending the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface to within a 6.4-mile radius (decreased from a 7-mile radius) at New Castle-Henry County Municipal Airport, New Castle, IN, and adding an extension 2.5 miles each side of the 267[deg] bearing from the New Castle NDB extending from the 6.4- mile radius to 7.0 miles west of the NDB. The geographic coordinates of the airport would also be updated to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database. This action is necessary due to an airspace review caused by the decommissioning of the Richmond VOR as part of the VOR MON Program. Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.11B, dated August 3, 2017, and effective September 15, 2017, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designation listed in this document will be published subsequently in the Order. Regulatory Notices and Analyses The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current, is non-controversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter that will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is certified that this rule, when promulgated, will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. Environmental Review This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action. List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air). The Proposed Amendment Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal Aviation Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS 0 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as follows: Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389. Sec. 71.1 [Amended] 0 2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2017, and effective September 15, 2017, is amended as follows: Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth. * * * * * AGL IN E5 New Castle, IN [Amended] New Castle-Henry County Municipal Airport, IN (Lat. 39[deg]52'36'' N, long. 85[deg]19'31'' W) New Castle NDB (Lat. 39[deg]52'48'' N, long. 85[deg]19'08'' W) That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile radius of New Castle-Henry County Municipal Airport, and within 2.5 miles each side of the 267[deg] bearing from the New Castle NDB extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 7.0 miles west of the New Castle NDB. Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on April 11, 2018. Christopher L. Southerland, Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center. 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BO105–40A–107, Revision 4, dated May 23, Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on April 11, Administration, 800 Independence
2016 (ASB BO105–40A–107); ASB BO105 LS 2018. Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591;
40A–12, Revision 4, dated May 23, 2016 Lance T. Gant, telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is
(ASB BO105 LS 40A–12); ASB MBB–BK117– Director, Compliance & Airworthiness also available for inspection at the
40A–115, Revision 4, dated May 23, 2016 Division, Aircraft Certification Service. National Archives and Records
(ASB MBB–BK117–40A–115); or ASB MBB–
BK117 C–2–62A–007, Revision 4, dated May [FR Doc. 2018–08097 Filed 4–19–18; 8:45 am] Administration (NARA). For
23, 2016 (ASB MBB–BK117 C–2–62A–007); BILLING CODE 4910–13–P information on the availability of FAA
or paragraph 3.B.1.5 through 3.B.1.8 of Order 7400.11B at NARA, call (202)
Airbus Helicopters ASB MBB–BK117 D–2– 741–6030, or go to http://
62A–003, Revision 2, dated May 23, 2016 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/
(ASB MBB–BK117 D–2–62A–003); ibr-locations.html.
whichever is applicable to your helicopter. If Federal Aviation Administration FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace
there is corrosion on a ball bearing, you are Designations and Reporting Points, is
not required to contact Airbus Helicopters 14 CFR Part 71 published yearly and effective on
customer support; instead, before further
flight, replace the ball bearing. [Docket No. FAA–2018–0290; Airspace September 15.
(2) Within 100 hours TIS after complying Docket No. 18–AGL–9] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
with the actions in paragraph (1) of this AD, RIN 2120–AA66 Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation
and thereafter at intervals not to exceed 100 Administration, Operations Support
hours TIS, inspect the swashplate by Proposed Amendment of Class E Group, Central Service Center, 10101
following the Accomplishment Instructions, Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX
Airspace; New Castle, IN
paragraph 3.B.2 of ASB BO105–40A–107,
76177; telephone (817) 222–5711.
ASB BO105 LS 40A–12, ASB MBB–BK117– AGENCY: Federal Aviation
40A–115, ASB MBB–BK117 C–2–62A–007, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Administration (FAA), DOT.
or ASB MBB–BK117 D–2–62A–003, except
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking Authority for This Rulemaking
you are not required to contact Airbus
Helicopters customer support. If there is (NPRM). The FAA’s authority to issue rules
corrosion on a ball bearing, before further regarding aviation safety is found in
flight, replace the ball bearing. SUMMARY: This action proposes to
amend the Class E airspace extending Title 49 of the United States Code.
(3) Within 400 hours TIS after complying Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the
with the actions in paragraph (1) of this AD, upward from 700 feet above the surface
at New Castle-Henry County Municipal authority of the FAA Administrator.
and thereafter at intervals not to exceed 400
hours TIS, inspect the swashplate by Airport, New Castle, IN. The FAA is Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs,
following the Accomplishment Instructions, proposing this action as a result of an describes in more detail the scope of the
paragraph 3.B.3 of ASB BO105–40A–107, airspace review caused by the agency’s authority. This rulemaking is
ASB BO105 LS 40A–12, ASB MBB–BK117– decommissioning of the Richmond VHF promulgated under the authority
40A–115, ASB MBB–BK117 C–2–62A–007,
omnidirectional range (VOR) navigation described in Subtitle VII, Part A,
or ASB MBB–BK117 D–2–62A–003. Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that
(4) Do not install a bellows P/N 105– aid as part of the VOR Minimum
Operational Network (MON) Program. section, the FAA is charged with
10113.05, P/N 4619305044, or P/N prescribing regulations to assign the use
4638305043 or a gearbox with a bellows The geographic coordinates of the
airport would also be updated to of airspace necessary to ensure the
P/N 105–10113.05, P/N 4619305044, or P/N
4638305043 on any helicopter. coincide with the FAA’s aeronautical safety of aircraft and the efficient use of
database. airspace. This regulation is within the
(f) Alternative Methods of Compliance scope of that authority as it would
(AMOCs) DATES: Comments must be received on amend Class E airspace extending
(1) The Manager, Safety Management or before June 4, 2018. upward from 700 feet above the surface
Section, Rotorcraft Standards Branch, FAA, ADDRESSES: Send comments on this at New Castle-Henry County Municipal
may approve AMOCs for this AD. Send your proposal to the U.S. Department of Airport, New Castle, IN, to support
proposal to: Matt Fuller, Senior Aviation Transportation, Docket Operations, instrument flight rule operations at this
Safety Engineer, Safety Management Section,
West Building Ground Floor, Room airport.
Rotorcraft Standards Branch, FAA, 10101
Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, TX 76177; W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) Comments Invited
telephone (817) 222–5110; email 9-ASW-
FTW-AMOC-Requests@faa.gov. 366–9826, or (800) 647–5527. You must Interested parties are invited to
(2) For operations conducted under a 14 identify FAA Docket No. FAA–2018– participate in this proposed rulemaking
CFR part 119 operating certificate or under 0290; Airspace Docket No. 18–AGL–9, by submitting such written data, views,
14 CFR part 91, subpart K, we suggest that at the beginning of your comments. You or arguments, as they may desire.
you notify your principal inspector, or may also submit comments through the Comments that provide the factual basis
lacking a principal inspector, the manager of internet at http://www.regulations.gov. supporting the views and suggestions
the local flight standards district office or
You may review the public docket presented are particularly helpful in
certificate holding district office before
operating any aircraft complying with this containing the proposal, any comments developing reasoned regulatory
AD through an AMOC. received, and any final disposition in decisions on the proposal. Comments
person in the Dockets Office between are specifically invited on the overall
(g) Additional Information 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday regulatory, aeronautical, economic,
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The subject of this AD is addressed in through Friday, except Federal holidays. environmental, and energy-related
European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace aspects of the proposal.
No. 2016–0142, dated July 19, 2016. You may Designations and Reporting Points, and Communications should identify both
view the EASA AD on the internet at http://
subsequent amendments can be viewed docket numbers and be submitted in
www.regulations.gov in the AD Docket.
online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ triplicate to the address listed above.
(h) Subject publications/. For further information, Commenters wishing the FAA to
Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) you can contact the Airspace Policy acknowledge receipt of their comments
Code: 6200, Main Rotor System. Group, Federal Aviation on this notice must submit with those
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comments a self-addressed, stamped NDB extending from the 6.4-mile radius Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103,
postcard on which the following to 7.0 miles west of the NDB. The 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,
statement is made: ‘‘Comments to geographic coordinates of the airport 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.
Docket No. FAA–2018–0290; Airspace would also be updated to coincide with § 71.1 [Amended]
Docket No. 18–AGL–9.’’ The postcard the FAA’s aeronautical database.
■ 2. The incorporation by reference in
will be date/time stamped and returned This action is necessary due to an 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11B,
to the commenter. airspace review caused by the
All communications received before Airspace Designations and Reporting
decommissioning of the Richmond VOR Points, dated August 3, 2017, and
the specified closing date for comments as part of the VOR MON Program.
will be considered before taking action effective September 15, 2017, is
Class E airspace designations are amended as follows:
on the proposed rule. The proposal published in paragraph 6005 of FAA
contained in this notice may be changed Order 7400.11B, dated August 3, 2017, Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas
in light of the comments received. A and effective September 15, 2017, which Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More
report summarizing each substantive is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Above the Surface of the Earth.
public contact with FAA personnel 71.1. The Class E airspace designation * * * * *
concerned with this rulemaking will be listed in this document will be
filed in the docket. AGL IN E5 New Castle, IN [Amended]
published subsequently in the Order. New Castle-Henry County Municipal Airport,
Availability of NPRMs Regulatory Notices and Analyses IN
An electronic copy of this document (Lat. 39°52′36″ N, long. 85°19′31″ W)
may be downloaded through the The FAA has determined that this New Castle NDB
internet at http://www.regulations.gov. regulation only involves an established (Lat. 39°52′48″ N, long. 85°19′08″ W)
Recently published rulemaking body of technical regulations for which That airspace extending upward from 700
documents can also be accessed through frequent and routine amendments are feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile
necessary to keep them operationally radius of New Castle-Henry County
the FAA’s web page at http:// Municipal Airport, and within 2.5 miles each
www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ current, is non-controversial and
unlikely to result in adverse or negative side of the 267° bearing from the New Castle
airspace_amendments/. NDB extending from the 6.4-mile radius to
You may review the public docket comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a
7.0 miles west of the New Castle NDB.
containing the proposal, any comments ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on April 11,
received, and any final disposition in 2018.
person in the Dockets Office (see the ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 Christopher L. Southerland,
ADDRESSES section for the address and
phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) Acting Manager, Operations Support Group,
does not warrant preparation of a ATO Central Service Center.
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except federal holidays. An informal regulatory evaluation as the anticipated [FR Doc. 2018–08034 Filed 4–19–18; 8:45 am]
docket may also be examined during impact is so minimal. Since this is a BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
normal business hours at the Federal routine matter that will only affect air
Aviation Administration, Air Traffic traffic procedures and air navigation, it
Organization, Central Service Center, is certified that this rule, when DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
Operations Support Group, 10101 promulgated, will not have a significant SECURITY
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX economic impact on a substantial
76177. number of small entities under the Coast Guard
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Availability and Summary of 33 CFR Part 165
Documents for Incorporation by Environmental Review
Reference This proposal will be subject to an [Docket Number USCG–2016–0799]
This document proposes to amend environmental analysis in accordance RIN 1625–AA87
FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace with FAA Order 1050.1F,
Designations and Reporting Points, ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and Safety and Security Zones; New York
dated August 3, 2017, and effective Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final Marine Inspection and Captain of the
September 15, 2017. FAA Order regulatory action. Port Zone
7400.11B is publicly available as listed
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
in the ADDRESSES section of this
document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists Airspace, Incorporation by reference, ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, Navigation (air).
air traffic service routes, and reporting SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to
The Proposed Amendment modify the security zone surrounding
points.
the bridge between Liberty State Park
The Proposal Accordingly, pursuant to the
and Ellis Island in order to increase
authority delegated to me, the Federal
The FAA is proposing an amendment navigational safety in New York Harbor.
Aviation Administration proposes to
to Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations This security zone modification would
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amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
(14 CFR) part 71 by amending the Class allow certain vessels to transit
E airspace extending upward from 700 PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, underneath the bridge, reducing
feet above the surface to within a 6.4- B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR congestion in the adjacent Anchorage
mile radius (decreased from a 7-mile TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND Channel. We invite your comments on
radius) at New Castle-Henry County REPORTING POINTS this proposed rulemaking.
Municipal Airport, New Castle, IN, and DATES: Comments and related material
adding an extension 2.5 miles each side ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR must be received by the Coast Guard on
of the 267° bearing from the New Castle part 71 continues to read as follows: or before May 21, 2018.
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Proposed Rules | |
| Action | Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). | |
| Dates | Comments must be received on or before June 4, 2018. | |
| Contact | Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone (817) 222-5711. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 17512 | |
| RIN Number | 2120-AA66 | |
| CFR Associated | Airspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air) |
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